20-30% of EU direct pay will be for new climate, environment schemes

How farmers must contribute to reaching  EU Green Deal targets in eco-schemes

Mechanical weed control is one of the eco-scheme practices farmers will be paid for from 2023.

Some farming practices well established in Ireland could qualify as eco-schemes in the EU’s 2023 Common  Agricultural Policy.

All member states will have to reserve a proposed 20-30% of direct payments from the EU for environmental and climate programmes, known as eco-schemes.